New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-17

| THE GOVERNMENT TO ESTABLISH STEAMSHIP LINES
TO MANY PORTS.
The American Shipping and Industrial League ha
issued in pamphlet form TRANSLATION OF tie contrnc
made by the Spanish Government for the establishment
OF tho Spanish Transatlantic Steamship Company ap
proved by the Spanish Ministry on November17, 1885
The League calls attention to this the last blow
sruck at American shipping engaged In the West India
trade South and Central American and Mexican trade
by Spanish subsidy to Spanish ships"
The contract provides for steamships to carry to
ports designated e" the public and official mails and
Official cargo and passengers, and. lastly, to aid with
their vessels whatever extra service may be needed
for war purposes to which they may be adapted, ad
herring In all respects to the condition of this agree
meuto The service requires thirty six voyages from
Csdls and santander to the West indies calling at
New. York. and extending to other ports, including
Co,op and when the Panama Canal is open trips are
to be made to Guayaqui. Monthly trips arc also to
hs established Valparaiso and Ban Francisco utlz
inc the Panama Railroad, ana between hew-fork and
Nav Orlcanst also from Havana to New-orleans
rom Hsysna to Savannsh, Charleston, Georgetown,
baltimore and Philadelphia, and from New-fork ~
Boston and Quebec.
Thirteen rou.d annual trips are to be made from
mort In England, touching at port In Spain, Tor
Manila by way Of the Sues Canal every four weeks,
and 70 carry tho Philippine islands mails now carried
by other foreign lines, and to place Spain and tho
Philippine Islands In relation with Hsvre. London,
AntW Hamburg, M2rseu6s, dcnOB, Naples, DOm-
bay. Calcutta, Saigon, Sidney, Batavia, Hong Kong,
Shanghai, lingo and Yokohama
There will also be six round trips from port In
France touching at Cadiz for Buenos Ayres,
sbippug at Rio JaneirO Montevideo AMI other ports
ionr annual round trips from Cadiz for Fernando Pc
and return touching at Palmas Cape Verde and other
fsngier, Cads and Mogador The agreement Is to con-
tnue twenty years and to be considered prolonged
unless terminated by either party to 1t by notice OF
termination served two years prior to the date Of
expiration.
As subsidy for the execution Of this agree
ment the to pay 10 Is pesetss abOut ST.
s3) per mile travelled to the American limo; 7.15
pesetas to tho Philippine Islands; sos pesetas per
mile TO the Buen0s Ayres line, the same for the Fer
nando Po and the for the Malaga and CaGii line
the payment OF subsidy to be made monthly by the
Minister of Foreign Relations.
The Spanish Government binds itself not to contract
or subsdze any other line during the continuance Of
the agreement with the Spanish Transatlantic Com
pany for service between the same ports. The COM
pany Is to be entitled all the privileges granted by
the Government In favor Of the Spanish merchant
marine; nor viii the company be subjected to any
special tax. Should the Government deem 1t proper
to increase decrease tho number Of annual
trips for any of the limos during the agree
ment II may do 80, 1t being understood that
In that case the subsidy will be altered
in proportion to the trips made All Of the vessels
are to be Of iron or steel and TO combine all the i'm
provements known to naval architecture, and with
strength sufficient to carry heavy battery. They
ere TO measure at least 1900 tons for the American
and West Indies lines and 5000 tons for the Philip
pine lines